Membership Committee governance
The primary purpose of the Membership Committee is to ensure that the membership status of all members of the AlmaLinux foundation is kept current and that new applications are reviewed in a timely manner. Formation of the Committee
Committee will always have an odd number of participants, numbering not less than three and not more than 15.
- If the committee will ever not have an odd number of participants, a temporary member may be appointed from the list of current members in good standing by the Committee Chair, or by consensus from the existing Committee members, until another member may be confirmed by the Board of Directors.
Participants are nominated (by themselves or by a board member), and are appointed with consensus by the Board of Directors
Committee will have no less than one, and no more than three members from the Board of Directors as members.
Committee will choose by consensus one member to serve as “chair” every 3 months. The same member may serve as chair for multiple terms.
Committee members will be asked to re-confirm committee membership annually.
Non-participant Committee members may be removed from the committee by recommendation from the committee and with consensus from the Board of Directors
If the Membership Committee cannot meet the minimum 3 member requirement, membership management and decisions will be made by the Board of Directors.
Operation of the Committee
Committee will meet for 30 minutes every two weeks as long as there are membership applications to consider.
Committee members will review the applications that have been submitted ahead of the commencement of the meeting, to help keep the meeting time productive.
Committee will make decisions to grant or or decline member applications by consensus. If no consensus can be reached, the application is referred to the Board for a decision.
Chair of the Committee will ensure that decisions are communicated to the applicants within 10 business days
Procedure for each membership class
Individuals or Organizations may one or more of the four membership classes below.
Contributor Membership
Applicant completes online form requesting membership. Application will include:
personal details and consent to process, store and use them
proof of non-trivial contribution
name(s) of current member sponsors who can validate bona fides.
Committee members review applications in advance and communicate confirmation (or its lack) to chair
At regular Membership Committee meetings, the Chair roll-calls list of applicants and seeks consent to grant membership, or refer application to the board for decision
Contributors will be asked to re-confirm eligibility for membership every two years
Committee will send out request to re-confirm eligibility at 6 months, 3 months, and 2 weeks prior to expiration of membership
Re-confirming Contributor members will still need to be confirmed by the membership committee
Mirror Membership
Applicant completes online form requesting membership. Application will include:
[insert details in the current applications]
personal details and consent to process, store, and use them
Technical Committee validates membership claim
Membership Committee grants membership
Annually reconfirmed by sending list of Mirror members to Technical Committee for validation
Sponsor Membership
Validate staff-supplied credentials and proof of payment
Sponsor members reviewed and asked to renew 3 months prior to end of membership
Alumnus Membership
Any existing member whose membership lapses for any reason will be considered for Alumnus membership.
Sponsor and Mirror members are not eligible to move to Alumnus status
When Contributors decline to re-confirm eligibility for membership, they automatically gain Alumnus status.
Members may opt-out of being moved to Alumnus status (opt-out). Failure to respond to enquiry around removal is considered consent to be listed as an Alumnus unless the Committee chooses to rule otherwise.
Procedure for updating the Membership Committee Governance
In the event that the membership committee governance requires updates, the updates will be proposed to the Board of Directors, and the board will review the updated governance at a board meeting.